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Smithsonian - When the national anthem began to play at the medal ceremony of the 1968 Olympic Games, U.S. Olympians Tommie Smith and John Carlos bowed their heads and raised their fists.
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Racist letters about John Carlos and Tommie Smith sound like they were written about Colin Kaepernick.
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